Property Rights Trend: Forced Annexation. 3 Recommendations from the Right.

TPPF is hosting a policy primer this week on Forced Annexation.

 This comes on the heels of San Antonio City Council voting this week to begin annexation of unincorporated areas of Bexar County. A move that TPPF called:

• “fundamental beliefs are under assault” by “forced annexation”
• “Forced annexation policies allow cities, like San Antonio, to impose their taxes, debts, and big government structures on people against their will.”

TPPF Study on forced annexation focuses on Houston annexation, and recommends that annexation reform:

• ” must protect the rights of property owners and residents in unincorporated areas, particularly within the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction”
• “must allow cities to initiate the annexation process”
• “must allow annexation to occur in a timely fashion, without undue delays.”

TPPF Policy Primer

TPPF on San Antonio’s Annexation Plan